Associate Business Analyst

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Job Title: Associate Business Analyst

Entity: Moody’s Ratings

Line of Business/Department: MR – Research & Outreach / Research Content Management

Location: Bangalore

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Reporting to: Manu Mohan

Skills and Competencies

Experience: 3–4 years in a Business Analyst or equivalent role with a strong track record & proficiency in business analysis, requirements gathering & documentation including user stories, stakeholder management across business & technology, identifying areas for improvements through business driven solutions

· Technical Skills: Familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar for managing business requirements user stories and project documentation. Basic to intermediate prototyping skills will be desirable.

· Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective stakeholder interaction and documentation.

· Stakeholder Management: Experience in engaging and managing various stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements.

· Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing business environments, processes, practices and priorities. Knowledge & usage of Gen-AI tools in business requirements processes will be preferred

Education
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Drive product & platform implementation, improvements, manage requirements, and enhance content authoring & publishing experience through stakeholder collaboration, user story development, and strategic alignment.

1. Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements and user needs.
2. User Story Development: Translate business requirements into detailed user stories and specifications for the development team.
3. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the liaison between business stakeholders, product strategy and the project development team, ensuring that requirements are communicated effectively.
4. Backlog Management: Work with product owners and development teams to prioritize and manage the product backlog.
5. Sprint Planning and Grooming: Participate in sprint planning and grooming sessions to ensure user stories are ready for implementation.
6. Quality Assurance: Assist in defining acceptance criteria and participate in basic testing to ensure solutions meet business needs.
7. Business Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend solutions to enhance business outcomes.
8. Strategic Alignment: Ensure that project deliverables are aligned

About the team

Our Research Data & Process Management part of the Research Content Management group is responsible for the strategy, design & delivery of modernized content management products thereby enabling easier & timely production of content in formats that meet the evolving needs of our content creators & consumers. This team is key & critical in enabling the Research Digitalization journey for Moody’s with a broader goal to help expand the depth & breath of the content coverage through intelligent & efficient products.

By joining our team, you will be part of the Research Digital content enablement space focusing on building the right products. If you are passionate about business analysis, product enablement, and want to make a meaningful impact on Moody’s ability to deliver trusted Research, we would love to hear from you. Join us in our mission to maintain Moody’s reputation as the agency of choice through excellence in business process & product management.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.